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prietors would not dispose of an old tree or trees 

 about their pleasure grounds, &c. not for any money. 

 All such trees should be considered as amongst the 

 natural, and, I may add, the first natural beauties on 

 the estate, and valued with the property as an inva- 

 luable embellishment. 



Thus having classed or arranged the woods, plan- 

 tations, and timber trees in the preceding order, to 

 those in the least accustomed or acquainted with the 

 valuing of growing woods or timber trees, &c. it will 

 be found easy, and they may proceed with accuracy 

 and equality between man and man. To new begin- 

 ners in the art of valuing growing woods and trees 

 of all sorts, I would advise them to consult my Fo- 

 rester's Guide, where they will see the method for 

 valuing all kinds of growing woods, plantations, and 

 timber trees clearly elucidated. Proceeding on the 

 principles here and in the Forester's Guide laid down, 

 the task will be both easy and true, and will at the 

 same time be of great use and advantage to the new 

 proprietor of an estate, as by this means he is at once 

 made acquainted with the value of his woods, &c. as 

 they at present stand, and can accurately ascertain 

 their increasing value yearly afterwards. And should 

 the person valuing be a judge of the methods of rear- 

 ing up and improving woods, plantations, and timber 

 trees, and accompanying the valuation of each plan- 

 tation, place or farm, with a correct report of their 

 state and means of improving all such, either to serve 

 for profit, ornament, or otherways, on the estate, it 

 will be found, if judiciously done, of most essential 

 benefit to the proprietor in future. It is foolish in 

 the extreme for proprietors, whether as sellers or 

 buyers of estates, to employ persons not proper judges 



